Bottle-tin-foiling machine.



No. 733,771. PATBNTED JULY 14, 1903..` 4 C. R. TWITGHELL Sz W. E. BROWN.

BOTTLE TIN FOILING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 29. 1903.

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BOTTLE. TIN POILING MACHINE;

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1903. N0 MODEL.

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'110. 733,771.4 PATENTED JULY 14, 1903.. o. R. TWITGHELL an W. E.'BROWN.

BOTTLE TIN PO'ILING MACHINE.

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No. 733,771. PATENTBD JULY'14. 1903.

G. R. TWITGHELL & W. E. BROWN..

BOTTLE TINFOILING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1903.

UNITEDr STATES :Patented July 14,1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES R. TWITCHELL AND lWILLIAM E. BROWN, vOF' LOS ANGELES,

CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNORS TO BROWN-WINSTANLEY MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, OFLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA.

BOTTLE-TlN-FOILING MACHIN.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 733,771, dated July 14,1903.

Application filed January 29. 1903. Serial No. 141,053. (No model.)

` make and use the same.'

The object of this invention iste provide simple and highly-efficientmeans for automatically applying tin-foil to the necks of bottles suolias are used for beer, catsup, toilet waters, &c.

A further object is to provide for the application of the tin-foil froma continuous roll thereof, sufficient foil for eachbottle being cut fromthe roll as the application is made to a bottle-neck.

The invention will be hereinafter fully set forth, and particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a view in side elevation. Fig.2 is a similar view from the opposite side of the machine with the baseof the supporting-frame broken away. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional viewon line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig'. 4C is an enlarged view ofthe foil-holder andmeans'for holding the foil against a bottle-neck, the parts being shownin the position occupied at the beginning of the application ofthe foil.Fig. 5 is a view of the same parts at the completion of the applicationof the foil. Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of the brushes. Fig. 7 is afront end elevation showing the reverse of Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a face viewof the chuck-disk on line 8 8, Fig. 2.' Fig. 9 is an edge view of thechuck with one of the jaws. Fig. 10 is a side View of the latter. Figs..11 and 12 are opposite side views of the main operating-wheel. Fig. 13is a detached View taken online 13 13, Fig. 2. Fig. le is a detachedview of the foil binder and cutter. Fig. l5 is asectional view throughthe driving-pulley, band-wheel, and stub-shaft.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a. skeleton frame or standhaving at one end an upward extension 2formed with a circular openingwherein is located the circular disk 3 of a bottle-holding chuck, suchdisk being held in place by rollers 4 engaging a peripheral groovethereof. This disk carries bottle-- holder 5, composed of two jawsarranged on opposite sides of a central opening 6, which opening isformed to accommodate bottles of various sizes. Each jawconsists,preferably,

of two diagonally-positioned disks 7 securedy to a post 8,pivotallymounted between ears 9, extending from the face of disk 3. Each of theseposts is offset at one side, so as to provide a space between itself andthe face of the disk to accommodate the ends of a locking device 10.This device is shown in the form of a horseshoe, with its ends taperedand extended beneath the offsets of posts 8. Springs 12 connected tothis device act thereon to hold the inner portion of the tapered endsunder the offsets of the posts, thus turning the latter on their pivotsand insuring the engagement of the jaws with a bottle. A bow-spring 13,connected to the two posts 8, serves to normally holdtthe jawsoutwardly, while two parallel rods 14, extended through openings inlateral wings 15, guide the jaws in their movements and prevent lateraldeflection thereof. The locking device carries a pin 16, which extendstransversely through a slot 17 in the chuck-disk.

18 designates a lever fulcrumed on the frame extension and formed withan offset 19, with which is designed to engage a pin 2O of a cam-disk21,which latter is fast on a driven shaft 22. When. lever 18 is engagedby pin 20, it is moved as against the tension of a spring 23 so as toengage the pin 16, and thereby force the locking device 10 outwardly asagainst the tension of its springs 12,and thus release the hold of thejaws on the bottle. As soon, however, as the lever 18 is freed of pin 2Oit will be drawn from engagement with pin 16 by spring 23, and thusallow the locking device to rengage the bottle-holder as before.

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To the front face of the chuck-disk is secured a sprocket-wheel 24, withwhich engages a chain 25, such chain deriving motion from asprocket-wheel 26, loosely mounted on a main operating-shaft 27,extended longitudinally of frame 1, such sprocket-wheel being held inplace by a collar 28. Fast to this shaft, immediately adjacent thesprocketwheel, is a dog 29, which is designed to positively engage apawl 30, pivotally secured to the sprocket-wheel, and thereby effect therotation of the latter. This pawl is normally held out of the radius ofdog 29 by a sp1-ingheld lever 31, such lever being moved so as torelease the pawl by pin 20 of cam-disk 21 engaging the outer armthereof. Thereupon the two spocket-wheels and the chuck-disk will rotatein unison with the main operating-shaft. Power is transmitted fromthelatter shaft to the driven shaft 22 by gearwheels 33.

Loose on a stub-shaft 34, rigidly secured to one end of frame 1, is adriving-pulley 35,

having on its inner face a ratchet 36, which is designed, through a pawl37, to effect the revolution of a large band-wheel 38, by which the pawlis carried. This wheel 33011 its inner face has a gear-pinion 39, whichmeshes with a gear-wheel 40, fast on shaft 27. When the machine is notin operation, pawl 37 is thrown out of engagement with ratchet 36. Thispawl is mounted on a short shaft 41, eX- tended transversely throughwheel 3S, and on the inner end of such shaft is a dog 42, the free endof which normally lies over a circular groove 43 in the face of saidwheel. Into this groove is designed to project the inner end of a rod44, pivotally secured to one end of a lever 45, the other end of suchlever being connected by a rod 46 to a foot-lever 47. By pressingdownwardly on the latter rod 44 will be drawn out of groove 43 asagainst the tension of spring 23,' thereby allowing dog 42 and pawl 37to move, so that the latter will be engaged 'by ratchet 36. Thus wheel3S will be caused to rotate with the drivingpulley and power will becommunicated to shaft 27. The spring 23 is connected to both lever 18and lever 45 and is under tension only when the former is held upwardlyby pin 20. When so held, the rod 44 is projected into the groove 43, butas soon as lever 1S is freed of pin 20, which occurs immediatelyfollowing the application of pressure to foot-lever 47, the rod 44remains withdrawn from said groove until lever 18 is again engaged bypin 20, whereupon through spring 23 rod 44 is again projected into thegroove 43.

49 is the brush -earrying shaft arranged axially of the central openingin the chuckdisk. It has its bearings in standards 50, which permit ofits being moved longitudi nally by a lever 51, whose upper forked endengages a collar 52, fast on such shaft. This lever, which is fulcrumedat 53 on frame 1, (see Figs. 1, 2, and 13,) is equipped on oppositesides of its fulcrum with upper and lower `springs 63, encircling headedstuds 64.

lugs 54 and 55. These lugs are designed to be alternately engaged by acam 56, whose disk 57 is fast on shaft 22, such engagement effecting therocking of the lever in opposite directions and the consequentreciprocal longitudinal movement of the brush shaft. Loose on a bearingthrough which shaft 49 is passed is a band-pulley 58,'having alaterallyprojected lug 58, which is designed to engage a dog 58", faston shaft 49, and thereby effect the rapid rotation of such shaft whenthe same is moved inwardly toward the chuck; The band-pulley is drivenby a baud 59 in engagement with wheel 38.

60 designates a series of brush-carrying levers, each of which isfulcrumed between ears 61, extending from a collar fast on shaft 49, theends of the long arms of such levers being equipped with weights 62,which are normally held in` against the shaft by coil- Thus the brusheson the short arms of the levers are normally held apart, so that theymay be readily moved over abottle held in line therewith by the holders5. As soon as the shaft 49 begins to rotate the brushes close in againstthe bottle under the centrifugal action of weights 62.

G5 designates the paste or gum receptacle, which is designed to be movedback and forth over an inclined plate 66, permanently secured to the topof the frame extension, such plate forming a wall for the open side ofthe receptacle. The upward movement of the receptacle is effected by atransferrer-lever 67 under the action of a spring 6.8, the downwardmovement of such lever being accomplished by a second lever 69,havingits lower hooked end 70 engaged by a lug 71 on the outer face ofcam-disk 2l. This lug pulls downwardly on lever 69, and thelatter beingfulcrumed on lever G7 moves the latter over and away from plate 66, suchlever (57 returning to its normal position only after lever 69 is freedof lug 71. This latter lever is held in its normal position to beengaged by the lug by a spring 72. Lever 67 carries at its outerfree enda paste-transferrer in the form of a brush 73, which brush takes pastefrom plate 66 and applies the same to a portion of the neck of a bottleheld within the chuck. It is obvious that each time the paste-receptacleis moved over plate 66 a fresh supply of paste is left on the exposedportion of such plate, so that the brush 73 in its travel thereoversecures sufficient paste to insure the adhesion of tin-foil to abottle-neck.

74 designates a holder for a roll of tin-foil 75. This holder isremovably secured to a longitudinally-movable slide 7G, located in agrooved housing 77, extended laterally from frame extension 2. The foilis carried from the holder over a roll 78 and passed downwardly througha guiding-apron 79, the free end of the foil being normally in line withthe side of the neck of a bottle secured in the chuck.

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80 designates the foil binder and cutter. This is shown as comprising aslide 81, movable in a groove cut in the face of the chuckdisk, a rubbertip 82 being secured to the inner end of such slide, and immediatelyadjacent thereto is a cutter-knife 83. The rubber tip and cutterextend'laterally from the slide at right angles thereto, so that in therevolution of the chuck the foil will be engaged by the cutterthroughout its width. When the slide 8l is moved inwardly toward thecenter of the chuck-disk, which movement is effected by a spring-heldlever 84, fulcrumed on such disk, engaging a pin 85, the rubber 82 willbind the free end of the foil against the gummed surface of abottleneck, and so hold the same during the revolution of the chuck, theslide 81, rotating with the latter, being, when moved inwardly, free ofthe slot in the frame extension 2. The position of the parts when therubber tip first binds the tin-foil against the bottle-neck is indicatedin Fig. 4. It is obvious that since the foil-hold er revolves with thebottle the cutter will as the revolution is approaching completionengage the foil, and an outward movement of slide 81 will effect thecutting of the foil at a point to allow of a slight overlapping of theends of the foil on the bottle-neck and leave a hanging portion of thefoil in position for a second operation. This outward movement of thevholder and cutter is effected by a lever 86, acted upon by a cam-groove87 in the face of disk 21,V

such lever being fulcrumed on frame 1 and carrying a pin 88, whichextends into said cam-groove. This lever 86 in its movements engages twostops 89 of slide 76 and moves the latter in unison with the slide 8l.

In operation a bottle is positioned centrally within the opening in thechuck-disk` between the jaws of the holder, the brushes at this timebeing in the position shown in Fig. l-that is,` surrounding the neck ofthe bottle. In this way the extent to which the bottle is to beprojected into the brushes is determined. The operator thereupon pressesdownwardly on foot-lever 47, withdrawing rod 44 from groove 43, andallowing pawl 37 to fall into engagement with the ratchet 36 of theconstantly-operated pulley 35, the machine being thus set in motion. Thefirst movement of cam-disk 21 moves pin 2O out of engagement with theoset of lever 18, the latter under the action of spring 23 beingthereupon withdrawn from engagement with pin 16, allowing the lockingdevice 10 to force the jaws tight against the bottle, whereby the latterwill be held perfectly rigid in the center of the chuck horizontally ofthe machine. At this time cam 56 is broughtinto engagement with lug 54,so as to forcelever 51 rearwardly, thereby withdrawing shaft 49 and thebrushes out of the way of the bottle. The lug 7l then engages the hookedend of lever 69, drawing downwardly the paste-transferrer lever 67 andcausing brush 73 to apply paste or gum levers.

to the bottle-neck, the lever 67 being drawn back toits normal positionas soonas lug 7l is clear of lever 69. Thecam-groove in disk 21 thenmoves lever 86 inwardly, allowing spring-held lever 84 to move .theslide 81 inwardly, the rubber tip 82 engaging the free end of thehanging foil and holding the same against the bottle-neck under theaction of the spring secured to lever 84. At this pointin the operationpin 20 of cam-disk 21 has pushed against lever 3l and caused the same torelease pawl 30, so that the latter will be engaged by dog 2), therebycausing the two sprocket-wheels 26 and 24 to be set in motion, the chuckdisk being revolved therewith. This revolution of the chuck effects thewrapping of the foil entirely around the neck of the bottle, the edgesthereof being within the space covered by the gum. As the chuckdisk isapproaching the end of its revolution the knife 83 engages the foil, andlever 86 being moved outwardly, sothat its engagement with pin 85 willeffect the outward movement of slide 81, the knife cuts the foil closeto the bottle, the guiding-apron 79 holding the foil while the knife andrubber pad are thus drawn outwardly. At this time the cam 56 has comeinto engagement with the lower lug of lever 5l, effecting the inwardshifting of the brush-shaft 49, thus placing the brushes around the neckof the bottle, bringing the dog 58h up to the pulley 58, when the lugthereof will engage such dog and effect the rapid rotation of shaft 49,causing the brushes to engage the bottle-neck under the outward movementof the weighted ends of the brush- Thus the foil is causedto firmlyadhere to the bottle. Thereupon pin 2O engages the offset of lever 18,forcing the latter against pin 16 and effecting the withdrawal of thelocking device 10, permitting the jaws to open and release the bottle.The upward movement of lever 18 draws on spring 23, so as to tilt lever45 and effect the projection of rod 44 into groove 43, with the resultthat upon dog 42 engaging therewith pawl 37 will be moved out ofengagement with ratchet`36, and thus stop the machine with the parts inthe position in which they started.

From what has been said it will be seen that we have provided means forautomatically applying tin-foil to bottle-necks, such foil being cutfrom long strips Wound on a holder,v

which latter may be readily removed when the supply of foil isexhausted, so that a new IOO lIO

roll thereof maybe positioned ready for use;

There is practically no waste, since only sufcient foil is cut on? ateach operation to cover the neck of a bottle. It will also be noted thatafter the foil has been applied to the gummed surface it is made tosmoothly adhere thereto by the rapidly-rotated brushes.

We claim as our invention- 1.v In a machinefor applying tin-foil tobottles from long strips or rolls thereof, the combination of a rotarybottle-hold er, means movable with .the bottle-holder for binding'theend of the foil to a bottle in such holder, means mounted independentlyof the latter for supporting the tin-foil, and means forcutting the foilas it is so wound around the bottle, as set forth.

2. In a machine for applying tin-foil to bottles from long strips orrolls thereof, the combination of a bottle-holder, means for rotatingthe same, means movable with the bottle-holder for holding the end ofthe foil to the bottle during the revolution of such holder, meansmounted independently of the latter for supporting the tin-foil, andmeans also mounted on the holder for cutting the foil as it is appliedto the bottle, as set forth.

3. In a machine for applying tin-foil to bottles fiomlong strips orrolls thereof, the combination of a bottle-holder, means forautomatically applying paste or gum to a bottleneck, means for windingthe foil around such neck, means for cutting the foil as it is appliedthereto, and means for automatically smoothing the foil on the bottle,as set forth.

4. In a machine for applying tin-foil to bottles from long strips orrolls thereof, the combination of a bottle-holder, means for rotatingthe same, means for automatically applying paste to a bottle-neck, meansfor holding the end of the foil to the bottle-neck during the revolutionof such holder, and means for cutting the foil as it is applied to thebottleneck, as set forth.

5. The combination with the rotary chuck, of a foil-holder, means forguiding the foil in its passage from the holder, and means movable Withthe chuck for binding the free end of the foil against the neck of abottle within such chuck, and means for severing the foil at or aboutthe completion of the revolution of the chuck, as set forth.

6. The combination with the frame, of the rotary chuck mounted thereon,a holder for a roll of foil mounted on such frame, means for guiding thefoil and holding the free end thereof in line with the center of thechuck, means mounted on the chuck for binding the foil against the neckof a bottle within the chuck, a cutter, and means for actuating the sameto sever the foil as the chuck completes its rotation, as set forth.

7. The combination with the frame, of the rotary chuck mounted thereon,a holder for a roll of foil mounted on such frame, a slide mounted onthe chuck, the inner end of which is designed to bind the end of thefoil against a bottle within the chuck, a cutter carried by such slide,and means for moving the slide in opposite directions, as set forth.

8. The combination with the frame, of the rotary chuck mounted thereon,a holder for a roll of foil mounted on such frame, a slide mounted outhe chuck, theinner end of which is designed to bind the end of the foilagainst a bottle within the chuck, a cutter carried by such slide, aspring-controlled lever for moving said slide into engagement with thebottle, a second lever for moving said slide out of engagement, andmeans for actuating such second lever, as set forth.

9. The combination with the frame, of the rotary chuck mounted thereon,a foil -roll holder, a support therefor adjustably secured to saidframe, a guide-apron for the foil depending from such support, a slidemounted on said chuck designed to bind the end of the foil against abottle held in the chuck, a cutter extending laterally from such slideat or near its inner end, and means for moving the slide in oppositedirections, its outward movement at or near the completion of itsrotation with the chuck causing the cutter to sever the foil, as setforth.

10. In a tin-foiling machine, the combination with the frame, and therotary chuck, of the paste or gum receptacle open at one side, aninclined plate forming a closure for such side and over which thereceptacle is movable, a paste-transferrer movable over such plate, andmeans for actuating such pastetransferrer, the movements of suchreceptacle being controlled by the movements of the transferrer, as setforth.

1l. In a tin-foiling machine, the combination with the frame, and therotary chuck, of the paste or gum receptacle open at one side, aninclined plate forming a closure for such side and over which thereceptacle is movable, a paste-transferrer movable over such plate, alever carrying such paste-transferrer engaging such receptacle andnormally holding it at the upper end of such plate, and

`means for actuating such lever, as set forth.

12. The combination with the rotary chuck-` disk, of a bottle-holdercarried thereby comprising opposite jaws, means tending to normally movesaid jaws toward each other, and means for automatically releasing suchjaws at the completion of rotation of such chuckdisk, substantially asset forth.

13. The combination with the rotary chuckdisk, of a bottle-holdercarried thereby comprising opposite jaws, a spring-actuated device forlockingsuch jaws, and means for automatically moving said device forreleasing the jaws at the completion of rotation of the chuck-disk, asset forth.

14. The combination with the rotary chuckdisk, of a bottle-holdercarried thereby comprising opposite jaws, each jaw having apivotally-mounted post formed with an offset, a springactuated lockingdevice having tapered portions in engagement with said olfsets, andmeans for automatically moving said device for releasing the jaws at thecompletion of rotation of the chuck-disk, substantially as set forth.

l5. The combination with the chuck-disk, of the bottle-holder comprisingoppositelydisposed jaws, posts carrying such jaws pivoted to said disk,means engaging the posts for forcing the jaws toward each other, andmeans for moving them apart, as set forth.

16. The combination with the rotary chuckdisk,of the bottle-holdercarried thereby,com

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prisin g oppositely-disposed jaws, means tending to normally move saidjaws toward each other, means forguiding the jaws in their movements,and means for automatically moving the jaws apart at the completion ofrotation of said chuck-disk, as set forth.

17. The combination with the chuck-disk, of the bottle-holder,comprisingoppositelydisposed jaws, having lateral wings, guiderods extended throghsuch Wings, posts pivotally mounted on the chuck disk and to which thejaws are secured, a locking device engaging said posts for moving thejaws toward each other, and a spring connected to said posts for forcingthe jaws apart, as set forth.

18. A bottle-tin-foiling machine having, in combination, a rotarychuck,means for Wrapping foil around the neck of a bottle during the rotationof the chuck, a rotary shaft in axial line with the bottle held in suchchuck, and means carried by such shaft for smoothing the foil on thebottle-neck at the completion of rotation of the chuck, as set forth.

19. A bottle-tin-foiling machine having, in combination, a rotary chuck,means for wrapping foil around the neck of a bottle during the rotationof the chuck, a rotary shaft in axial line with the bottle held in suchchuck, and aseries of brushes mounted on such shaft designed to engagethe foil on the bottleneck at the completion of the rotation of thechuck, as set forth.

20. A bottle-tin-foiling machine having, in combination, a rotary chuck,means for wrapping foil around the neck of a bottle during the rotationof the chuck, a rotary shaft in axial line with the bottle held in suchchuck, a series of levers mounted on said shaft having brushes on theirshort arms, said brushes being designed to engage the foil on thebottle-neck at the completion of the rotation of the chuck, as setforth.

21. A bottle-tin-foiling machine having, in combination, a rotary chuck,means for wrapping foil around the neck of a bottle during the rotationof the chuck, a rotary shaft in axial line with the bottle held in suchchuck, a series of levers mounted on said shaft having weights on theirlong arms and brushes on their short arms, and springs tending to holdthe weighted arms of said levers toward the shaft, said brushes beingdesigned to engage the foil on the bottle-neck at the completion of therotation of the chuck, substantially as set forth.

22. A bottle-tin-foiling machine having, in combination, a rotary chuck,means for wrapping tin-foil around the neck of a bottle during therotation of the chuck, ashaftin axial line with the bottle held in suchchuck, means carried by said shaft f or smoothing the foil on lthebottle-neck at the completion of the rotation of the chuck, means formoving the shaft toward and away from the chuck, and means for rotatingthe shaft when moved toward the chuck, as set forth.

23. The combination with the chuck, of the longitudinally-movableshaft,brushes mounted thereoma lever for shifting said shaftlongitudinally, acam for engaging said lever and alternately movingit inopposite directions, means for actuating the cam and means for rotatingthe shaft. when moved toward lthe chuck, as set forth. l

24. The combination with the frame and the chuck, of the longitudinallymovable shaft, brushes mounted thereon, a collar on said shaft, a leverfulcrumed on the frame engaging said collar, said lever having upper andlower lugs on opposite sides of its fulcrum, a cam foralternatelyengaging said lugs, means for rotating said cani, a pulley having a sidelug, a dog on said shaft designed to be engaged by said lug when theshaft is moved toward the chuck, a bandwheel, a band driven therebyengaging said pulley, and means for actuating said bandwheel,substantially as set forth.

25. The combination with the frame, of the chuck, a sprocketewheelsecured thereto, an operating-shaft,a second sprocket-wheelloosethereon, a belt engaging said sprocket-wheels, a pawl carried by saidsecond sprocket-wheel designed to be engaged by said dog, a levernormally holding said pawl, a driven shaft, a'disk thereon having a pindesigned to engage said lever to free said pawl, and means for wrappingfoil around a bottle held by said chuck when said pawl is engaged bysaid dog, substantially as set forth.

26. In a bottle-tin-foiling machine, in combination, aconstantly-operated pulley, a main operati n g-shaft,m eans intermediatesaid shaft and pulley for connecting the same to eect the rotation ofthe shaft, means for throwing such connecting means out of engagement, ashaft driven by said operating-shaft, a disk thereon having 'a pin, achuck, bottle-holding jaws thereon, a lookin g device therefor, a le-Ver for acting on said locking device when engaged by said pin, and aconnection between said leverand the means controlling the connectionbetween the pulley andthe main operating-shaft, substantially as setforth.

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27. The combination with the chuck, the

jaws, and the locking device therefor, of the lever for acting on suchdevice, the driven shaft, a disk thereon having a pin for engaging saidlever, a stub-shaft, a driving-pulley thereon having a ratchet, a wheelrcarrying a pawl designed to be engaged by said ratchet, a shaft for saidpawl supported by said wheel, a dog on the other end of said shaft, saidwheel having an annular groove over which said dog is designed to swing,a rod, means connected thereto for moving the rod into said groove forshifting the dog and pawl, a connection between such means and the saidlocking-device lever, a main operating-shaft. for driving said drivenshaft, and gearing between said wheel and operating-shaft, substantiallyas set forth.

28. A bottle-tin-foiling machine having, in combination, the followinginstrumentalities: a bottle-holding chuck, means for binding andreleasing a bottle in said chuck, a foil-holder, means for applyingpaste or gum to the bottle, means for rotating the chuck, means movablewith the chuck for binding the foil thereto and cutting the same at thecompletion of the revolution of the chuck, brushes for smoothing thefoil on the bottle, means for moving the brushes toward and away fromThe chuck, means for rapidly rotating the!

